ABOUT three years ago, then Security Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Jack Warner – accompanied by his wife – caused …
Jack The Giant Teaser
The Explosive Season Is Here
I don’t know why every year, the buzz about the Carnival season surprises me but it just does. This is …
Jack and His FIFA Beanstalk
IF anyone here or across the Caribbean didn’t fully understand what people mean when they say “The world is a …
Labels, Perceptions And Accusations
YOU’RE a young and dynamic person. You’re intelligent, articulate and bursting with ambition. As you live your life anticipating the …
Dr. Anthony Pursuing His Legacy
IS our Prime Minister’s preferred legacy the fact that he did not take Saint Lucia to the IMF or that …
More BRICS in the G-7 Wall
THEY’VE got size, demographics and economic momentum. Together they comprise more than 3 billion people or 41.4 percent of the …
The Collapse of CARICOM
IT is said that history provides a window of insight to the present. Our experiment at regional integration through the …
Once ALiar, Always ALiar!
IT cannot be easy being Allen Chastanet in today’s Saint Lucia. Consider that in just eight years he has already …
Guyana and Venezuela: Let the International Court Decide
IT is, to say the least, unfortunate that Venezuela’s President, Nicolas Maduro, has allowed domestic pressures to cause him to …
Where Satire Misses The Mark
CONTINUOUS ridicule, no matter how pointed, can sometimes miss its mark, falling short of its intended victim. People are often …
Minibus Drivers Playing God
AS if religion does not already have its more than fair share of problems to deal with, some people still …
Bring Back Our Black Family TV Shows
OVER the weekend I sat down and took a long hard look at my seven year old who sat in …
The Hemorrhaging Continues
AFTER spending an enjoyable weekend with friends and family in Anse la Raye, I decided to take an evening drive …
SELF OR COUNTRY?
I read Derek Walcott’s “The Schooner Flight” the first time around with a mix of awe, admiration and amusement but …
The Foul Transition From Fowl To Chicken!
ALL of a sudden, everybody’s crying about or afraid of something foul about chicken. I don’t know if it has …
PPP – Timely Solution To Pressing Fiscal Gaps
BARBADIAN government officials have often been heard quipping about meetings between private sector groups and the government that have become …
Stop Stereotyping Bikers
THERE are several pre–conceived notions that we glibly endorse and sometimes practice unconsciously that are prejudicial and even harmful to …
Due Diligence
‘We Have An Institutional Weakness To It’ THE term Due Diligence has become a buzz word over the last few …
Calculated Deliberate – Not Madness
A disgruntled supporter of the St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) recently said within hearing that, Kenny Anthony is a ‘mad …
Forensics – The Reality We Face
IT is unfortunate and of major concern when our new forensic laboratory has had to close its doors, after just …